The XVI edition of Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition has been announced. This year, it will focus on pieces for double bass with electronic layers. The composition chosen by the jury will be added to the PWM catalogue, published in print and performed at a concert open for the public. Young composers (under 30 years old as of…Continue Reading XIV Ochlewski Composition Competition
Since 2014, the Polish Music Council has been leading research efforts to improving the social and political conditions for musicians in Poland. In 2015-2016, studies were co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the program Culture Observatory. Currently, their goals are to 1) show the dynamism and diversity of musical career paths…Continue Reading Polish Music Council Research Project
No End: Twenty Years into Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Second Lifeis a two-day special conference celebrating the continuing impact of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s film legacy while commemorating twenty years since his untimely death at the age of 54. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Department of French and Italian at the University of…Continue Reading Kieślowski Conference and Screenings at USC
The ZKP Conference “Seven Currents of Polish Music” was held on September 23-24, 2016 at the Bogumił Linde Hall in the University of Warsaw Library in conjunction with the “7+7=70” Festival. This festival and conference were organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP). During seven sessions devoted to seven…Continue Reading ‘Seven Currents’ Conference
Agata Zubel, laureate of the Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award 2016, and Silesian String Quartet will give a performance on October 8, 2016 at the Chamber Hall of the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra. Their program will include: Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 3, Aleksander Lasoń – Relief for Andrzej for string quartet, and Andrzej Krzanowski…Continue Reading Zubel Performs Krzanowski in Katowice
On September 30, the Krakow Philharmonic hosted a symphony concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of The Fryderyk Chopin School of Music and General Education in Krakow. Performances throughout the evening’s concertfeatured the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maciej Tarnowski, as well as some of the school’s alumni. Among them were: Daniel Stabrawa – the first concertmaster and…Continue Reading Meyer World Premiere
Commissioned by Seattle Symphony, the newest composition by Agata Zubel, entitled In the Shade of an Unshed Tear for orchestra, will be performed on October 27 at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. The world premiere will be conducted by Ludovic Morlot, and will receive an encore performance on October 29. The program also includes two pivotal works that…Continue Reading Zubel Premiere
The world premiere of Orpheus and Euridice by Mikołaj Górecki will be presented during this year’s Tansman Festival on October 16 in Polish Radio’s Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The composer characterizes the work as a “piece reflected in three sections, corresponding to the key moments in a drama Orpheus: Orpheus lament the death of Eurydice, Orpheus’ journey to the land of…Continue Reading Warsaw Premieres by M. and H.M. Górecki
On October 13, the “Krakowska Jesień” Festival will present the world premiere performance of Marta Ptaszyńska‘s Pink Magic (Songs of Sappho) for flute and string trio. It will be performed by flutist Iwona Glinka with Oriana Masternak – violin, Maria Dutka – viola, and Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska – cello. The piece and the performance is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska World Premiere in Kraków
On October 2 as a part of Sacrum-Profanum Festival in Kraków, Marcin Stańczyk’s new work some drops…for trumpet and ensemble will have its world premiere, performed by Marco Blaauw on trumpet with Ensemble Musikfabrik under the baton of Diego Masson. During this performance, audience members will don blindfolds while the musicians saunter around the room, producing elementary sounds to create a spatial “illusion…Continue Reading Stańczyk Premiere